These growing guides are about carnivorous plants that are generally easy to grow and are generally available either by seed from the ICPS Seed Bank, from plants from the many reputable carnivorous plant nurseries, and by trading plants and seeds with your friends. You are unlikely ever to find carnivorous plants by the six-pack in even the best nurseries. There are no common garden plants that are carnivorous. This is because most carnivorous plants in nature live in habitats very unlike your garden. Carnivorous plants evolved to live in habitats where other plants can not live or at least do not do well. But with a little special care many carnivorous plants can be easily grown and enjoyed in a garden setting, on your patio, or in your house.

The guides below have information about specific needs of the plants and typical ways of propagating them.

Fall pitchers of a red Sarracenia jonesii. The spring pitchers are upright unlike most most species in the S. rubra species group and heavily veined. Exact coloration is very dependent on light and temperature.

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World Of Pinguicula (website not affiliated with the ICPS)If you are interested in growing Pinguicula, this is THE web site
to check out. In particular you want to see
the "Virtual visits" (visit is French for tour) and "Articles
on or around Pinguicula". The Mexican Pinguicula are
among the easiest carnivorous plants to grow. If you can grow African
violets you can grow Mexican pings. The tours show you how world
famous Pinguicula growers do it and the postcards from Mexico
show and tell about plants in the wild.